Recording from the webinar „Webinar: 80 years after: WWII in the Age of Disinformation” from the 20 May 2025.
Marking 80 years since the end of WWII, this webinar explores how history is used, and misused, in today’s media landscape. Aimed at teachers and educators, it introduces the Histories at War educational package, offering ready-to-use lessons on disinformation, memory conflicts, and critical media literacy.
Topics include Wikipedia as a site of memory manipulation, differing 8/9 May commemorations in Germany, Soviet myths in Georgia, and intergenerational storytelling in Hungary.
Speakers from Germany, Georgia, and Hungary share insights and classroom strategies. Participants receive teaching materials including debate scenarios, quizzes, and historical sources.
Find more resources for your lessons here.
Learn more about the Second World War here.
Public task financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland within the grant competition "Public Diplomacy 2024-2025 - the European dimension and countering disinformation".